A Prayer for this Moment....

Things are not great in this little corner of the world right now. We'll be alright, it's nothing completely tragic...but we are definitely feeling under attack right now. I have wallowed in self-pity for several days, ignoring my friends as much as I could without them thinking I was upset with THEM, shedding tears when no one was looking, and putting on a happy face when they were. Tonight I prayed about it all. God heard me. I know this, not because everything miraculously fell into place as the heavens parted and I said, "Amen"...but because I feel a calmness in this moment. I know my stomach will turn a few more times before all is said and done...but for this moment, I can be calm...I can KNOW that God's got this.

Here is the prayer I wrote in my Prayer Journal tonight:

Lord, THANK YOU! Thank you for the many blessings in my life. The friends and family that have come to me in the most unexpected of times in the most unexpected of ways. I pray that you will help me use this journal to grow closer to You. Help me retain my focus on You as I write. Give me a heart that is ALWAYS open to hearing your voice! In these tumultuous times, I pray that You give me the strength to lean on You, trust You, and follow You. I know that your plan is so much greater than my own and that these trials will lead to great triumph in Your name.
Bless us Lord. Bless us as we do Your work. Family, friends, church...Bless us all so that we may see the GOOD peeking around the corner. In Your name I PRAY...Amen.

Great article: http://theresurgence.com/2010/01/14/spiritual-warfare-prayer